How to Create the M&M's of the World

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Berg: The relationships came super organically. And a lot of it was, you know, some of it was Dan,. Some of it was the NBA and some of it's Detroit. But literally the first one that happened was we were in a room and it randomly came up that Mark Wahlberg wears Jordan's. Like an hour later, I want to email a chain with Dan and Mark. Two days later, Mark's house in California going through a sneaker closet, like valuing a sneakered closet.

1:00 Want to work at LAUNCH? gettheseat.com
2:28 Jason intros StockX's Josh Luber
3:14 When did the sneaker crazy start?
6:37 What is StockX?
9:19 What should Jason wear courtside? And why not Kawhi's?
14:13 Most $ Josh has spent on pair of sneakers? What were they?
18:15 What is StockX's take on a standard transaction?
18:44 Meeting Co-founder & Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert
19:58 Attracting Mark Wahlberg, Eminem, etc. as investors
22:55 Attracting SV firms vs. attracting famous investors?
29:39 What was Josh's background before StockX?
34:22 Finding investors who understood his space
36:36 How do IPO's (Initial Product Offerings) come into play on StockX?
41:35 StockX's future priorities
42:03 Value of authentication
48:37 Selling on StockX